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You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your nameAnd keep my eyes above the wavesWhen oceans riseMy soul will rest in Your embraceFor I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You’ve never failed and You won’t start now

Spirit lead me where my trust is without bordersLet me walk upon the watersWherever You would call meTake me deeper than my feet could ever wanderAnd my faith will be made strongerIn the presence of my Savior

It’s crazy. It’s August. Summer is slipping by, but for some reason I’m okay with it, I’m looking forward to the cooler Fall days, and all that comes with that beautiful season. Weather, and seasons seem to be able to transport you into places you long forgot, that happened to me today. I was walking from one place to another at work, and noticed that the sky had begun to cloud up, which has happened a few times this summer, but never really started to rain. Today was different, I could feel that it was going to rain, which actually is pretty unusual for us here, we don’t have Thunderstorms or ran much in the summer. Strangely, I was taken immediately back to Thailand, naturally of course. I just wanted to stand outside. Soak it in. Everyone always asks me, Do you think you’ll ever go back?, in fact I was just asked that again last night. My answer is the same… I don’t know, maybe someday.

I miss it. I miss all of you, my friends who maybe or maybe not still read my blog. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we all arrived, met, and began our year-long adventure together, but it has been 2 years since that year began. Crazy. Some of you are still there, going on year number 3, 4….or longer.

The thing is this: life just continues moving on. Never stopping so we can catch a breath. It’s like a never ending marathon run… (since everything these days seems to relate back to running).

It’s still raining here. I’m hoping the clouds will clear soon so I can go on my 4-miler today. It might not. I might be running in the rain. Fun.

I was pointed to a few verses by several people day… just wanted to pass them along. Psalm 3:3-4 “But you, O LORD are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill.” Psalm 34:10b “but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing”.

Last, but the best.. listen to this song. Amazing. I’ve been listening to it everyday, all day for the past few days. For those who are thirsty, drink.

And I am desperate for Your touch
a glimpse of heaven through the glory of Your son
In a moment You can turn a life around
forever to be found in You

And I’m reaching out to find
there’s nothing greater then the love that holds my life
Your grace and mercy save me by Your blood
and swept away my shame away O Lord

Your love is like a fire, that burns for all to see
My only desire to worship at your feet
So let this fire consume my life
Let Your love take me deeper
draw me closer to where You are’cause all I want is more of You
When you call I will follow
At the cross I surrender all
Jesus I belong to You

And I am surrendered to Your love
forever humbled by the message of the cross
I stand in abandoned in Your presence and embrace
I never be the same O God

Let’s be honest here. Is that okay? Well, I am making it okay, especially because this is MY blog after all.

I don’t miss “home” per se, but there are many things, comfort things, that I miss about the United States of America. The things that are “normal” here in Thailand aren’t really “normal” to me, and that makes sense. I didn’t grow up here, and I’m certainly not completely understanding of all those things after being here only 3 months.

I miss my car, and being able to go anywhere anytime I want.

I miss huge salads from Red Robin.

I miss being able to speak in English when I go somewhere and have people understand me.

I miss not feeling like I stick out wherever I go.

I miss not sweating all the time, everywhere you go.

I miss my hair being normal.

I miss Sarah being around to cut my hair.

I miss being in the same time zone as everyone.

I’m sure I could extend this list longer. Some things have begun to ware on me, but I know those things will pass. Don’t get me wrong, I love being here in Thailand, but sometimes I just wish I could know what the future holds. I could see myself staying here for longer than just one year, but then again I could see myself coming back to the States.

I’m not the best at trusting, and for that I must confess that I have depended too much upon myself. I know when I begin feeling overwhelmed that at that very moment I need to stop, and begin to pray. For I know at that moment I’m relying on myself and my own strength.

The hardest is not knowing. For a while I did so well at not worrying about the future and taking life one moment at a time, but right now I’m worrying, and asking many questions that I should leave up to the LORD.

Pray for me. Pray for all of us teachers. Thailand is a place where it is easy to get discouraged, and I myself have been dealing with that lately.

God is good, and God is so faithful. I know this to be true. That doesn’t stop me from wanting to bawl my eyes out right now…. I’m not even sure why.

Thanks for listening friends, again, please pray for us. Everyday we give and give to students who do not know the LORD, and that alone can be quite taxing, and can seem very energy-consuming.

This song has been a blessing to me, pray these words of truth wherever you are today.

“Desert Song” by Hillsong

Verse:
This is my prayer in the desert
And all that’s within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is the God who provides

And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

Chorus:
And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon formed against me shall remain
I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

Verse:
And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it’s way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I’ll stand

Bridge:
All of my life
In every seasonYou are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

End:
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flowI know I’m filled to be empited again
The seed I’ve recieved I will sow

“Does Sorrow lay his hand upon your shoulder,
and walk with you in silence on life’s way,
While Joy your bright companion once, grown colder,
Becomes to you more distant day by day?
Run not from the companionship of Sorrow,
He is the messenger of God to thee;
And you will thank Him in His great tomorrow —
For what you do not know now, you then will see;
He is God’s angel, clothed in veils of night,
With whom “we walk by faith” and “not by sight”.”